Stock-watering trough



Aug. 26, 1924. 1,506,336

W. COMBELLICK STOCK WATERING THOUGH Filed Sept. e, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwuem foz Aug. 26 1924. 1,506,336

W. COMBELLICK s'TocK WATERING THOUGH Filed Sept. 8, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3141mm? oz Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM COMBELLICK, OF GETTYSBUHG', SOUTH DAKOTA.

STOCK-XVA'IERING THOUGH.

Application filed September T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM CoMnnLLron, residing at Gettysburg, in the county of Potter and State of South Dakota, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in StocklVatering Troughs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in stock watering troughs, and particularly to a trough structure intended for use in watering hogs.

An object is to provide a trough which is so constructed that the hogs cannot get into the water to befoul or waste it, but at the same time the animals will have free and easy access to the water for drinking.

A. further object resides in so constructing the parts that the trough can be readily and easily cleaned, as it is recognized that it would be practically impossible to construct a drinking vessel for hogs which would not catch more or less dirt and require cleaning from time to time.

Still another object is to provide a trough structure adapted for the use of an automatic valve, such for instance as that shown in Patent No. 1,379,529, granted to me May 24., 1921, to control the supply of water, and in providing a protective covering for a valve compartment.

With the above and other objects in view which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, my intention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will now be set forth in connection with the drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a trough constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view with parts shown in section.

3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view.

The trough as generally designated at 1, is made up to be substantially rectangular in shape, or of any other desired form and has a partition wall 2 adjacent one end to form a float chamber 3, the partition wall being spaced at its lower edge above the bottom of the trough. The partition wall 2 extends above the upper edge of the trough roper, and the opposite end 4: of the trough body is also extended in its middle portion Serial No. 586,907.

above the edge. A cover 5 is hinged on the partition wall 2 to close the float chamber and to still give easy access for any adjustments of the valve contained therein.

A central rail 6 is given swinging mounting on the partition wall 2 by a hinge 7, to be somewhat above the water level in the trough, and the end 4 has a notch 8 adapted to receive the free end of the rail when the same is swung down to a substantially horizontal position. A plurality of substantially U-shaped guard irons 9 are mounted transversely on the central rail to be held in place by clips 10. These guard irons are made of such dimensions that the two legs of each iron which depend below the central rail are substantially centered on the sides 11 and 12 of the trough. The openings 13 are provided in the top edges of these sides to receive the ends of the guard irons.

By this mounting of the central rail, the guard structure can be swung down to the position shown in full lines in the draw ings and is secured in place by means of a pin 14:, and when this pin is removed, the central rail with the guard irons can be swung up, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, and free access may be had to the trough for cleaning the same.

A water supply pipe 15 extends upwardly into the float chamber 3, and a valve 16 similar to that shown in my patent as above identified, or of any other suitable structure, is disposed to control the opening of this pipe. A float 17 is mounted on a valve operating arm 18, and the valve is thus actuated to maintain the proper water level within the trough. A hasp 19 may be provided for secureinent of the cover From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a guard. structure for the trough which. will keep the hogs or other animals from getting into the water, while at the same time permitting the animals to have free access to drink the water and that the guard structure can be readily moved to a position in which the entire trough is open for complete access in cleaning. While I have shown and described only one specific embodiment, it will be appreciated that changes can be made in the form and arrangement of the parts, and that the various elements might be constructed and assembled in other manners and of other materials than illustrated in the drawings, in

view of which I wish to be limited only to such points as may be set forth in the claims.

I claim:

1. In a stock watering trough comprising, with a trough structure having its ends extending above the sides, a central rail supported by said extending ends hinged on one end to be swung up from the trough, and guard members carried transversely by said central rail and engaging with the sides of the trough when the rail is lowered.

2. A stock-watering trough comprising, with a substantially rectangular troiiigh por tion having its ends extending above the top edges of the sides, a central rail supported by Said extending ends hinged on one end to be swung up from the trough, and a plurality of substantially U-shaped guard irons mounted transversely on the central rail with their leg portions engaging the upper edges of the trough sides when the rail is lowered.

3. A stock-watering trough comp-rising, with a substantially rectangular trough structure having one end extending above the side portions, a partition wall secured transversely across the trough structure adjacent the remaining end and spaced from the bottom to provide a float cham'ber, the edges of the side portions of the trough intermediate said partition and the extending end having a plurality of spaced openings, a central rail hinged at one of its ends on the partition wall adapted to rest at its re maining end upon the extending end of the trough, and a plurality of substantially U- shaped guard irons mounted transversely of the central rail and spaced to have their ends received in the openings formed in the trough sides.

4. A stock watering trough comprising, with a substantially rectangular trough structure having one end extending above the side portions, a partition wall secured transversely across the trough structure adjacent the remaining end and spaced from the bottom to provide a float chamber, the edges of'the side port-ions of the trough intermediate said partition and the extending end having a plurality of spaced openings, a central rail hinged at one of its ends on. the partition wall adapted to rest at its remaining end upon the extending end of the trough, a plurality of substantially U- shaped guard irons mounted transversely on the central rail and spaced. to have their ends received in the openings formed in the trough sides, a float-controlled water supply valve in the float chamber, a cover for the float chamber, and means to retain the central rail in a lowered position with the guard irons extending transversely across the trough.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

\VILLIAM COMBELLICK. 

